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EP About this file: EP0893075

EP0893075 - Surface fastener [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  22.12.2006
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.12.2006Opposition rejectedpublished on 24.01.2007  [2007/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YKK Corporation
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/04]For all designated states
YKK CORPORATION
No. 1, Kanda Izumi-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kato, Hisanori
An der Luhe 30
60488 Frankfurt / DE
[1999/04]
Representative(s)Luckhurst, Anthony Henry William
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/04]Luckhurst, Anthony Henry William
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date98305929.624.07.1998
[1999/04]
Priority number, dateGB1997001583625.07.1997         Original published format: GB 9715836
[1999/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0893075
Date:27.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0893075
Date:28.07.1999
[1999/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0893075
Date:15.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:A44B18/00, A61F13/58
[1999/31]
CPC:
A44B18/00 (KR); A44B18/008 (EP); A61F13/581 (EP);
A61F13/625 (EP)
Former IPC [1999/04]A44B18/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB [2000/14]
Former [1999/04]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Flächenhaftverschluss[1999/04]
English:Surface fastener[1999/04]
French:Fermeture à éléments d'accrochage[1999/04]
Examination procedure02.11.1999Examination requested  [1999/52]
29.01.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
18.05.2000Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
09.07.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
20.11.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.02.2002Fee for grant paid
15.02.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.02.2003    ADMISSIBLE
Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.
Bahnhofstr. 19
71088 Holzgerlingen / DE
Opponent's representative
Bartels, Martin Erich Arthur, et al, et al
Patentanwälte
Bartels und Partner
Lange Straße 51
70174 Stuttgart / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2003/15]
Opponent(s)01  13.02.2003    ADMISSIBLE
Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.
Bahnhofstr. 19
71088 Holzgerlingen / DE
Opponent's representative
Bartels, Martin Erich Arthur, et al, et al
Patentanwälte Bartels und Partner, Lange Strasse 51
70174 Stuttgart / DE
21.03.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.07.2003Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
05.08.2003Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
28.10.2003Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
02.11.2004Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
22.02.2005Reply to a communication from the opposition division
11.03.2005Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
07.11.2006Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2007/04]
Appeal following opposition29.04.2005Appeal received No.  T0584/05
06.07.2005Statement of grounds filed
07.11.2006Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
07.11.2006Date of oral proceedings
15.11.2006Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
15.03.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000BE   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000CH   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000CY   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000IT   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
15.03.2000SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US3176364  (ARTHUR DRITZ) [Y] 1-3 * column 2, line 49 * * column 5, lines 16-47; figures 12,13 *;
 [Y]US5636414  (LITCHHOLT JOHN J [US]) [Y] 1-3 * column 2, lines 22-26 * * column 4, lines 3-9 * * column 4, line 36; figures 1,4,5 *;
 [A]EP0709038  (YKK CORP [JP]) [A] 1-4 * column 7, line 29; figures 10-12 *
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